5 Million Have Enrolled for Coverage Under Health Law, White House Says

The White House said Monday that more than five million people had signed up for private health insurance under President Obama’s health care law, an increase of about 800,000 in the last two weeks. Marilyn B. Tavenner, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said that some consumers were obtaining insurance for just $22 a month. The six-month open enrollment period ends on March 31, and Philip M. Schiliro, a health care adviser at the White House, said the final enrollment numbers would be “better than many people anticipate.”

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